Ethnographic research : London's Hip-hop/Street Styles Dance Battle Scene

  • Emi Matsushita

For my final year of MFA studies in Dance Science, I will be conducting a qualitative research project . The study will observe the underground London dance battle scene. In a more anthropological approach, the scene of hip-hop and street styles will be considered a culture. As such, the norms and values relevant to the scene will be acknowledged, dissected, and analysed. A dissemination of the findings will be showcased via a written submission but also through a creative output to invest back into the scene, as appropriate.